Adrian Quesada Credit: photo by Jackie Lee Young

Spaceflight Records has launched a new Split 7-Inch Series, kicked off with a collaboration between Andrew Cashen (A Giant Dog, Tear Dungeon) and White Lightning Company. With lathe-cut vinyl courtesy of Bleached 45s, the local nonprofit label will release limited edition 7-inch records as a celebration of community, talent, and creativity. Spaceflight celebrates the series with a record release party Feb. 1 at Hotel Vegas with a stacked lineup of the two featured artists, plus noise rock trio HUNCH and upbeat collective Bubba Lucky.

Mohawk continues Hawky Tonk, a freshly debuted monthly country series, on Feb. 19, with twangy tunes from Central Texas-based Gus Clark & the Least of His Problems and Houston’s Travis Cole’s Hellbent Honky Tonk. The new series, a genre pivot for the rock-heavy Red River venue, debuted in January with JD Clark & the Stuck in the Mud Band and the Western Express. Tickets to the second installment of the all-ages event are on sale now at mohawkaustin.com.

Adrian Quesada nabbed his first Oscar nomination this month. “Like a Bird,” which the Black Pumas guitarist/omnipresent producer recorded for Sing Sing alongside Fort Worth musician Abraham Alexander, is up for Best Original Song. The Colman Domingo-starring drama is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor at the film ceremony, which airs March 2 at 6pm on ABC and Hulu.

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Miranda is an Austin-based writer from the Rio Grande Valley who began contributing to the Austin Chronicle in 2024, covering music and culture. She moved to Austin in 2020 to study journalism at the University of Texas and has stayed in the city since.